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These charts are compiled weekly from actual airplay reported by over 50 independent contributing Bluegrass DJ’s. Only songs less than 18 months from date of original release appear here.
A weekly look at the most played songs of the week on radio.
A monthly aggregate of the most played bluegrass songs of the month on radio.
Weekly radio favorites focusing on the intersection between progressive bluegrass & Americana.
Weekly rundown of the most played bluegrass gospel tracks on radio.
This remembrance of Iowa fiddler Alan Murphy is a contribution from Marc Janssen and Aleta Porcella. Alan Murphy (80) died on…
Beloved Kentucky banjo builder and luthier Arthur Hatfield died yesterday following a battle with lung cancer. He was 76 years of…
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced today that banjo players Steve Martin and Alison Brown will serve as hosts of…
If this week’s column seems at all disjointed, it’s only because The Night Drivers and I are in the studio all…
Del McCoury at the 2025 Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival – photo © Morgan Shortell While Tara Linhardt was finding unexpected treats…
What do you get when you combine good friends, hard-driving bluegrass, and fine Kentucky whiskey? That may be something of a…
Following four years on banjo with RalphStanley II & The Clinch Mountain Boys, banjo player Landon Fitzpatrick left the band last…
Good news from Kristi Stanley regarding her husband, Ralph Stanley II, and his recent health concerns. Ralph has been released from…
The International Bluegrass Music Association has announced the nominees for their 2025 Industry and Momentum Awards. Both these nominees and the ultimate…
We live in a world full of superstition. Perhaps this is the time to cue the drums to kick off that…
Weekly charts based on actual radio airplay for bluegrass, Grassicana, and gospel music
